The Sun. — London, England, 1818-11-20 00:00:00

LONDON JOURNALS. [FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.] [Morning Post.] THE LATE QUEEN. The PRINCE REGENT held a Council yesterday, when a Proclamation was signed by his Royal Highness for assembling Parliament on the 14th of January next, for the dispatch of divers weighty and important affairs. This proceedin:, as we yesterday stated, is legally imperative upon the Executive Power, in consequence of the la mented demist of the Queen, the Regency Amend ment Act of the last Session distinctly prescribing that the Great Council of the Nation shall meet within sixty days from the date of that event—the care of the person of the King (the subject that must primarily occupy their attention) being in the mean time entrus:ed to the Members of her late M jesty's Council. The Lords of the Council, as our Readers are already Wormed, assembled on Wednesday at the Council Office, to examine precedents as to the Funeral of her Majesty. The meeting was held ag,reeahly to the precedent of the death of Queen Caroline. Yesterday the Prince Regent held a Privy Council at Carlton House, for the purpose of receiving their Lordships' report upon the sub ject, which was attended by— The Arehliishop of Canterbury, the Lord President of the Council, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretaries of State for the Home An d Colo nial Departments, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse, &c. The Lord President mule the report of the pro ceedings of the Lords of the Council on Wednes day, when it was resolved that the funeral of her late Majesty Queen Charlotte was not to be con fined to the forms and ceremonies observed on the occasion ct the Funeral of Queen Caroline, but to he left to the direction of the Lord Chamberlain. An Order was signed for assembling Parlia ment for the dispatch of business on the 14th day of January next ; as was also an Order fot• a new Form of Prayer to be used in all Churches and Chapels next Sunday, on the subject of the de mise of the Queen. The Lord Chief Justice Abbott was introduced by Viscount Chetwynd, who attended as Clerk of the Council, with the usual forms, when his Lordship was sworn in a Privy Councillor, and took his seat at the Board accordingly. Sir Robert Dallas, the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, also was introduced, sworn in a Privy Councillor, and took his seat at the Board accordingly. The Prince Regent gave audiences to the Earl of llatrowby, Earl of Liverpool, Viscount Mel ville, and the Duke of Montrose. Soon after the breaking op of the Court, the Regent lett town for Kew, to condole with his afflicted Sisters. The whole Court appeared in toll di ess black, on account of the demise of her Majesty. Yesterday the Deputy Earl Marshal, Sir George Naylor, and Mr. Mash of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, attended the Prince Regent at Carlton [louse, to take his Royal Highness's commands upon the subject of the Funeral of the Queen. The Dean of Windsor and Sir George Naylor attended with Mr. Mash at the Lord Chamber lain's Office yesterday. Carbon House is closely shut up on the present melancholy occasion. The inquiries of condolence of distinguished persons yesterday were very numerous. Inquiries of a similar nature were also made after the Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Augusta, at the Queen's Palace, and at the Duke of Cambridge's house, on Kew Green, where their Royal Highnesses removed on Wednesday night from Kew Palace. The answers given to the kind inquirers were, " Their Royal Highnesses were as well as could be expected." The Queen's Palace was closed on Wednesday and yesterday by France and Banting, by order of Colonel Stevenson ; every window that had not shutters was closed with thick canvass. Last night, about half-past eight o'clock, a hearse and tour arrived at Kew Palace, followed by a mourning coach and four, in which were Mr. Wanting, the Royal Undertaker, and his As sistants, with the leaden Coffin, in which the re mains of her Majesty are to be deposited. It is lined with wood ; the inside consisting of a bed, pillow, sheet, and the side linings of plain white satin, with a full fluted trimming all round of the same ; the whole solemnly and magnificently fitted up. The most profound silence prevailed on the occasion. As soon as the death of her Majesty was known at the several out•ports, all the vessels hoisted their colour3 half-mast, and the Royal Flags were only hoisted half-way up the flag-staff. At Brighton the Church hells olled their mournful peals, and the Theatre and all the Libraries were closed. [Morning Herald.] The Funeral of the Queen will take place on Tuesday sennight. In the mean time, the body will lie privately in state, at Kew. On that (lay, it will be removed to Windsor for interment in the Royal cemetery. The Prince Regent, we understand, has men tioned his intention to attend as Chief Mourner. The following is the Inscription, which will be placed on the coffin : Deposittun Screnessionc Principisa: Charlotte Pet gratia Region Consortis Augustissimi et Potentissimi Monarchic , Georgii Tertii Del gratia liritanniarum Regis Fidel Defensoris, Regis Hanoveric ac Brunsvici et Lunenburgi Ducisi Obit xvii die Novembris Anno Domini M.D.C.C.C.XVIII. "Etatis sum LXXV. [PARTICULARS FROM KEW.] " Kew, Thursday Night. " The Princess Augusta, and the Duchess of Gloucester, left the Palace, last night, soon after nine o'clock, for Cam bridge House, Kew Green, where their Royal Highnesses Mend to reside, till the time of the funeral. Immediately as their Royal Highnesses had alighted, twu centinels mount ed guard before the house. " Their Royal Highnesses have passed the day in their private apartments, but the answer given to the Nobility who make their respectful inquiries at the Palace, is still, that their Royal Highnesses are as well as can be expected. " In the course of the day, the Princesses received visits of condolence from the Dukes of York and Sussex ; and sthotit five o'clock, this evening, the Prince Regent arrived at Cam bridge House, and still remains with his almost inconsolable Sisters. " Inquiries have also been received from the Princesses at Windsor Castle, and from the Duchess of York at Oatlands. " Sir Francis Milman and General Taylor remain with cir Royal Highnesses. " To-night, about eight o'clock, a plain hearse and four came, followed by a mourning coach, in which were Mr. 'laming, of l'all-mall, and several assistants. The hearse contained the inner case of the coffin, intended as the depo sitory of the mortal remains of her late Majesty. " The exterior is of thick lead, and lined with fine oak. At the bottom is a mattress, and cushion for the head, embossed with white fins silk, upon a rich plain white satin, and an ample sheet of the same costly material. The sides are lined with white satin in close perpendicular plaits, and the whole surmounted with a richly embossed border of the same. " This was taken from the hearse by the assistants, and borne to the Royal Chamber in mournful silence, where it was placed upon tressels, and Mr. Banting and his assistants immediately retired. " The body, we understand, is intended to be placed in it, in the course of the night, under the direction of the Ladies of the Bedchamber, the Dowager Countesses of Harcourt and Cardigan."—(lbid.) [slorning Chron icle.] The QueEN's consequence of the demise of the Queen, a considerable sating will accrue in the future charge of the Civil List. By the Act of the 52d of the King, the Queen's annual income, independent of the King's esta blishn►ent at 'Windsor, was settled at 53,0001. with an additional allowance of 10,0001. a year for travelling and other contingent expellees. The salaties of the principal Officers and Ladies of her Majesty's Household all of course cease, after the Christmas quarter. Of these the chief are— The Earl of Morton, Lord Chamberlain. Edward Desbrowe, Esq. Vice-Chamberlain. Earl Harcourt, Master of the Horse. Major-General Taylor, Treasurer and Secretary. Sir Henry Campbell, Comptroller. I'. J. Mathias, Vice-Treasurer. The Marchioness of Bath, Mistress of the Robes. The Ladies of the Bedchamber, the Maids of Honour, and the Pages of Honour, with the Attorney and Solicitor-Gene ral, &c. Her Majesty has made a will. It appears that she was not possessed of 30001. of money at her demise, and that she possessed no funds. She has bequeathed her diamonds to he divided equally among the Princesses her Daughters, with some distinctions ; and is said to have given a hand some bequest to Lady Harcourt, who has been always admitted to the honour of her intimate confidence, and smaller legacies to others, who have been longest in her Majesty's service. All the finder servants will have pensions from the public, according to their ranks, which will amount to a considerable sum. It appears from the accounts of the Civil List for the last year, that the pen sions to the servants of Queen Caroline and the Princess Dowager of Wales were then 24301. though few of them are now alive. [British Press.] It has, we understand, been determined by Ministers that Parliament shall be convened on Thursday, the 14th of January. The Act of the last Session for amending the Regency Act pre scribes, tl►at, in case of the demise of the Queen, Parliament shall assemble within sixty days from that event, for the purpose of having a fit and proper person appointed to whom the care of the King shall be intrusted. The Great Council of the Nation might, however, by a pre-existent Statute, be summoned by the Sovereign at a no tice of fourteen days, tinder any emergency. It is very generally imagined that his Royal High ness the Duke of York will be proposed by the Ministers to Parliament as the guardian of his afflicted Parent's sacred person ; and with such an appointment, considering all the circumstances of the case, and the state of the Royal Family, we cannot believe that any one in the country will be inclined to quarrel. If the principles that in fluence private cases were to be applied to that of the King, perhaps, in strictness of law; some objection might be found to the nomination of his Royal Highness ; but where the character of an individual demands the most unreserved confi dence, few will be inclined to start difficulties, and still fewer be found to entertain them. A similar fate would probably befal those other ob jections that might be raised, from the circum stance of the Duke of York's official situation.— Time, however, has been, when the possession of the King's person, and the complete cotnmand and affection of a standing army, might have been regarded with doubt and apprehension. [New Times.] In addition to the numerous charities to which her late Majesty subscribed, none was more con spicuous (though not generally known) than the Institution formed at Bailbrook Lodge, couti goons to Bath. The Queen was the immediate patroness of this Establishment, and nut only contributed very largely towards its support, but displayed great anxiety concerning its future wel fare. The Institution at Bailbrook [louse is formed after the German Chapitres and other Pro testant Establishments on the Continent. It offers a desirable residence to Ladies of respect able character, whose birth places them in the rank of gentlewomen ; and the plan is so arranged as to suit the circumstances of those whose in come is very moderate ; at the same time it offers accommodation to others, who, by residing in the Establishment, contribute largely towards its sup port ; but this circumstance occasions no appa rent inequality among the inmates, for all are, in tact, equally independent of pecuniary obligation either to the public or to each other. The so ciety live together as one family ; but none are admitted who are averse to a retired life, or who are unwilling to lend their aid in promoting works of charity and benevolence. It is princi• ~4~t. pally iiVtentled for the reception of the widows and daughters of Clergymen, and of Officers in the Army and Navy. It is entirely under the au spices of Ladies of the highest rank, and a fund of several thousands has been already secured, and placed out at interest. Iler Majesty, when last at Bath, paid great attention to the above Institution, minutely ittsvected every part of Bail brook House, and expressed hersslf eery anxiously, that there were not more establish ments formed of the same kind in England. ANECDOTE OF THE LATE QUEEN.--.A single anecdote of the late QUEEN forcibly illustrates the lofty principles of moral virtue that always in fluenced her conduct with regard to the character of the Ladies who formed her Court. An appli cation was made to her MAJESTY to receive a titled female, whose name was not tree from taint. The request was immediately refused. " What shall I say to my friend ?'' answered the inter cessor. " Tell her," replied the QUEEN, " that you did not dare to ask me ;" an answer worthy of a Roman matron, and conveying, at the same time, a keen reproof to the lady who had dared to make such a solicitation. [The 7' inzes 1 EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE. Intelligence has arrived from Ceylon, thong!) of au old date, whence we learn that hostilities Still continued to ravage that miserable country. 1 he enterprises of either party were on a diminu tive scale. The natives are alledged to have been repulsed in efforts to molest our troops; but the latter were, on the other hand, suffering se verely from the insalubrious positions which they were in some cases compelled to occupy. Bombay Papers have been received to the 11th July. They bring many particulars of the storm ing of the great fortress of Chanddh, from which it appears, that the attack by the British troops was attended with the utmost hazard and difficul ty; and that the complete success which cro , sned it, was in the highest degree honourable to their coolness, discipline, and courage. The garrison consisted of above 3,000 brave soldiers, and the place was defended by 52 heavy guns, placed on the same number of bastions. The breach was flanked by 800 meo,who fought so desperately,that the British Office's were engaged with them hand to hand, and some of them cot down by the sa bre. It was not until atter a close and warm con test that the enemy were forced to give way; hut, perhaps, the most striking and appalling cir cumstance to an European, throughout the whole of this Indian warfare, is, that on the present oc casion the mercury of the thermometer, in the open air, at noon, stood at 145 degrees—forty nine degrees above blood heat in Europe ! Chan dah, it was supposed, would afford a rich booty to the captors. Bajee Row's surrender to Sir John Malcolm is spoken of as an event of which t►o doubt existed. The conditions are represented to have been, that he should have a safe conduct to Benares, and a residence there, under the pro tection of the British Government ; with an in come of ten Lacs of rupees per annum—renouncing all claims to Sovereignty. [New Times.] By the Roscoe, just arrived at Liverpool, we have received a file of Asiatic Mirrors to the 20th of May inclusive. The most interesting accounts which they contain, are those of the capture of Mundelah by General Marshall, and the dt feat of Rajee Row by Colonel Adams. The Cholera Murbus, we are sorry to see in these Papers, con tinued its ravages in many different parts of India, though by the last statements its violence seemed to be somewhat abated. Mundelah, which was very strong and formidable, both by nature and art, was carried by assault in a most gallant style, after having been cannonaded and bom barded for one whole day without intermission. Little or no resistance was made on the assault ; but it is justly remarked by the Calcutta Editor to be somewhat extraordinary, that the ex amples of our unitotm success in carrying the country fortresses by assault should not have taught the Killidars, or Native Commanders in general, what sort of an enemy they have to en counter, and shown them how vain it is to think they can withstand our power. SHIP NEWS. The Alexander, Capt. PARRY, Discovery Ship, arrived yesterday at Gravesend. RAMSGATE, Nov. I9.—Arrived several trans ports this tide, from France, with Cavalry. DEAL, Nov. 19.—The 23d Welsh Fuziliers, and 57th Regiment, were embarked this morning by Deal boats, on board the Alfred, Borodina, Fame, and Defence, transports, for Ireland. PORTSMOUTH, Nov, I9.—Arrived his Majesty's brig Pelican from Jamaica. LIVERPOOL, NOV. 18.—Arrived off this port the Windermere from Bombay. The Feuiscowles, from hence for Calcutta, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope 7th September. Sailed the West morland, CRERIE, for Bombay. DART:4mm', Nov. 17.—The Richard and Ann, Peychet, of Penzance, from hence for Portsmouth, with wheat, was upset in a squall on Sunday last, anti sunk, about two miles off this port ; the crew saved themselves in their boat. The terms, Luck, Chance, and Fate, prove that every adventurer has three ways to gaits a for tune ; for whoever holds a Ticket in this Lottery, May gain by Luck, 30,000/. Next Tuesday; or, May gain by Chance, %o,oool..Vest Tuesday ; or, May gain by Fate, 30,0001. Next Tuesday; or, his Luch, Charrre, or Fate, may gain him one of the other Three'Prizes of 30,000/. ; therefore, in either case, it will be right not to wrong ourselves, by keeping out of the sphere of Fortune, as there ale Four Prizes of :10,uu0l. in this Lottery; and NEXT TUESDAY the first-drawn Prize, whatever it may be, will receive in Consols 304000/. in addition. FOOT RACB.—LieSteOROt WEBB ran a mile in Hyde Park yesterday in twelve seconds tinder five minutes, which is equal to any undertaking of the kind ever yet performed. It WKS tor 200 guineas. LITEIZARY REVD 0% A LETTEn on the ar °llfl'ectel of the FLINPS, with the BAIN:1i RESTRICTION A Cr. 80 Air" is a valuable little Tract, conttlintro. e though brief abstract of the mu ch cc) gr , verted doctrines of the Bullion Committee' I linskisson, Mr. Ricardo, &C. I c 'retl ir After stating the general principles 0 ' - or o tion, as laid down by those Gentlemen, with s t he C sli u g r l r t e t n a c t y ld o iti f additions, C th o e u % n l , : r r y it , er proceeds to trl lce g .,, ment of the Bank of England to the and front that time to the present. He s t a n d ar d, avoids avoids the words depreciation, excess, stsl/-6re, &c., which have created so much 41.1501940 n °he vertheless it is clear that his theory leads t ° t conclusion that an excess of Paper e% istS. re , He states that if the Bank pay in bc duction of 1,350,0001, offroßlanntkheNfir°sltesstil..l9.llr' permanently required, (pent reduction of prices at about 5L per cent 'ot Applying this reduction more particularly °iv Funds, it appears to be his opinion, that asi,eff alai m of this measure has already brought down 7 or 8 per cent. no greater reduction ei, be occasioned when it is actually c arried illtti r i f t fect ; on the contrary, he thinks a re' d°6 will ensue. and estimates tbe ll f it Although we may not agree entitelY --itt.ort Author, yet we can safely recommend is S.Olll to the attentive perusal of our Readers %rb°l3ol an interest in the question relating t° the bj bl e Restriction Act. 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I Evening', 16 n''llu THE StfB: , t:A / /OLEN! QUIS DICERE FAl,Stig LONDON, o is , FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 0' We received this morning the t'' is " Tuesday last: The following a re es tr3 t ' fi 6:::}:et's ' 1 dinnerliin, to- clay o a v t . t l i i ie .—There is to be $ g gr°l " PARIS Gad_ '8 Birth. day. His T b i l ‘l il A i j ie e r s i t e Y s' cf)itlijrbieltileg I' l year. t° of health, the i Chamber IIY " M. Camille Health , and it is supposed w ill be u` ntble ef ' Or' ; " A swindler, at r._ "liner, named ;Martin, bas b ee° o i,si' l" Ireves, who, pretending to bare ° nil oi c , Joorfdpanepitsiticio3.o tnelanc.o7 too, from the Court of Brazil, obtained byet"t itil'°' considerable quantities of lace from lll° onde d ' hirers of Brussels, and then absc FIVE PF,R CENTS. „ o f . 106 Niunday. Of the 2 , 2 d MirijcF;IFEISRIR -222_2',:1,; .s S .e c i t t t . . 1 1, 8 5 1 1 5 7 , 2 ,.. 1 :: . : " '' " '''' ' ''' ' '''"' '' ' '' ' ff : . .. 6l lll !: ce' ioi ,4ri miralE a ': , : n a p s e ß: l a v ty 1 Niarch, Isis, ........ • ~' i -• iso , l' fine i ch r) here has caused to be construe— ,1 1 i I( ‘e",.‘fid " AIX•LA-CIIAPELLE, Nov. • ''.--- eil , ', l , Gortik,e,ol bcyT.st2el3.ll.---3.The ~_ ~,1 $ il t r , yesterday evening that new orders ha d be , i tt' c Au of , iJ i to the • ie suite of the Emperor of i r t h is i the stay ° io n ° give reason to suppose that t I I, vereign here would be of longer durati°ll 0001 : Wili er fine d been previously announced. It 15 erwillel 0 how • lov e del go i r 9 . however, that the Sovereigns , t he 0a 40 "c"PY themselves no longer stilt p ee r ' cf Germany, ~e e tl "V° pie which, after havin4 ob die 0 vb c principles, are to he referred either to , ro % cQ verog to Special Committees, or to the '.• of they concern. i t Of m arlC , I " MADRID, Nov. 3.......... The pre s' n ft' Queen is happily advancing• of seivo pm " COLoGNE, Nov. 7.__.A car o f Se , iroll9 len° sinns is expected here from the en' , Cob ~ , i on" ia ' the other corps march to Trey° • 1 reol3 II , Wil 00 The greater part of these troop" o ,,f)r ft, near, the Grand Diichy of the Rhine . . 0 pror til e t o number will return to the old erttssij e eas e ~‘ Sinee it or " The Emperor of Russia, O5 0 00 for Aix-ht-Chopelle, has received a" , ill fit , ~o, or, en(' bee of petitions from every 01 hes e I t ~I•'' All , 1 1 ; 0 1 ' • they amount to nearly S,000• de 0° ''. are examined either the 1"1:In b y c e ~ • • ...,,••... t.."''': f or li eu th e tertii lik,„ t , The: kr ld 4,1 llla' li t , 4, t qt e C:11; lam ' th e 1 roit e I 'ern e q c tetoi to 13 is ex of i t 170, li ngt Parti er~~~~ oi a , , nf de 'P a l ac N, 416rti TI, d e k a w ilt , c e 4 e the , A t , * itti3O 3„, le tii th ►e it IV, C°l44 I (liat Pri ht Ihttr til ly t enlp te lid Is Pr( I h eir 1- 11 / 4. to S N eel} CLai, 4 14 4